When Arabella nervously lifted her head to look at the vampires in the vast dining table, she found herself being peered by the bright red pairs of eyes that only made her feel smaller in place. She felt the need to hide behind Cassius but oddly, she didn't need to do so as Cassius's broad back had engulfed the attention that was poured on her.
"What is the meaning of this, Cassius?!" The loud shriek came from the same woman who had pulled her out of Cassius's room and warned her about the dangers of staying by Cassius's side.
Queen Morgana had changed her dress to a new one, this time blinding that even the bright glass chandelier behind her seemed to pale in comparison to the number of shiny pearls that had brightened her from up her head to down her shoes.
She sneakily glanced at Cassius who seemed overjoyed seeing his stepmother's feather ruffled at the sight of her, the measly human pet, who was following him.
